Qurnat as Sawda'


Qurnat as Sawdā (, is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 meters above sea level. It is found in Miniyeh–Danniyeh District in North of Lebanon..
it is named "The Black Peak" after its perennial snow that gets dark by the end of Summer every year and meets the snow of the next season.

Meaning

Qornet Sohdé - ܩܪܢܬ ܣܗܕ̈ܐ
The original meaning is “qornet dsohde” in aramaiic syriac meaning martyrs mountain related to the mamalik attack on the Christian region of Bsharri in 13th century and the people who died in the mountain while trying to escape the Muslim invasion of the region. Later on when the Lebanese Christian stopped speaking syriac the meaning was forgotten but the name remained same as most of Lebanon villages.
The sommet of the Christian Martyrs
Highest sommet in Lebanon and the Levant